Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $17.32 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1,408.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 195,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 182,754 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $17,320,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Fiducient Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 144.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 13,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,194,000 after purchasing an additional 7,725 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 56.4% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 37,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,398,000 after purchasing an additional 13,403 shares during the period. Efficient Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 606,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,685,000 after purchasing an additional 17,250 shares during the period. Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 161,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,779,000 after purchasing an additional 6,034 shares during the period. Finally, Everhart Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 60,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,324,000 after purchasing an additional 7,398 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $96.69 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $93.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.49. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.36 and a 12 month high of $97.37. The stock has a market cap of $37.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.